Social Worker - CAMHS

Location West Berkshire
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £39.85 per hour
Reference HQ00102497_1580125247

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in West Berkshire, within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £39.85 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties of the Social Worker:

  • To identify and respond to serious/urgent risks or concerns and make decisions to escalate referrals to specialist or safeguarding services when required.
  • To offer a variety of low intensity short term therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families especially those with a higher level of complexity.
  • To lead by example, modelling restorative values and practice, to ensure effective partnership working which engages all partner agencies and sectors, to support multi-agency practice with children, young people and adults; to improve outcomes for West Berkshire's children and families.
  • To work collaboratively with Public Health to deliver on key primary prevention programmes targeting impact on key performance indicators outlined in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
  • To provide formal and informal training and education to all agencies involved with the emotional health of young people.
  • To evaluate the outcomes for children and work in partnership with colleagues to ensure the effectiveness of the Emotional Health Academy.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services
  • Must have experience in Therapeutic intervention and working within CAMHS

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Leon Ali; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.